Student Affairs Salaam Middle East & North Africa Cultural Center

MENA Cultural Center Events Calendar

Thursday, June 19, 2025

- 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801
Juneteenth - Omar bin Said's Arabic Slave Narrative
- Other

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

- 12:00 - 5:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801
Welcome Week - Mint Lemonade Stand
- Other

Thursday, September 4, 2025

- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801
Palestinian Tatreez w/ PCRF
- Other

Thursday, September 11, 2025

- 6:00 - 9:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.
Game Night w/ Campus Chai
- Social/Informal Event

Friday, September 12, 2025

- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- Illini Grove
Salaam Welcome Back BBQ
- Other

Thursday, September 18, 2025

- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- ARC Instructional Kitchen @ Campus Recreation 201 East Peabody Drive Champaign, IL 61820
MENA Cooking Class - Puerto Rican Coquito (Latinx Heritage Month)
- Other

Thursday, September 25, 2025

- 6:00 - 9:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.
Game Night w/ Campus Chai
- Social/Informal Event
- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- Nevada Dance Studio 905 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801
MENA Dance Class - Women Only
- Other

Thursday, October 2, 2025

- 4:00 - 5:30 pm
- John Deere Pavilion Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, 105 S Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Grainger International Coffee and Tea Hour - MENA
- Other
- 5:00 - 7:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.
Palestinian Tatreez w/ PCRF
- Social/Informal Event

Friday, October 3, 2025

- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801
Dinner on Us - Habib's Brazil Fast Food (Latinx Heritage Month)
- Other

Thursday, October 9, 2025

- 6:00 - 9:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.
Game Night w/ Campus Chai
- Social/Informal Event

Saturday, October 11, 2025

- 12:00 - 2:00 pm
- TBD
On Gaza, By Gazans w/ The Illinois Global Institute
- Lecture
- 7:00 - 9:00 pm
- Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 500 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
National Arab Orchestra w/ Krannert Center
- Other

Thursday, October 16, 2025

- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- ARC Instructional Kitchen @ Campus Recreation 201 East Peabody Drive Champaign, IL 61820
MENA Cooking Class - Grape Leaves
- Other

Thursday, October 23, 2025

- 6:00 - 9:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.
Game Night w/ Campus Chai
- Social/Informal Event
- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- Nevada Dance Studio 905 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801
MENA Dance Class - Women Only
- Other

Thursday, October 30, 2025

- 6:00 - 9:00 pm
- Siebel Center for Design 1208 S 4th St, Champaign, IL 61820
Dinner on US - Coke Studio: Celebrating South Asia
- Other

Thursday, November 6, 2025

- 5:00 - 7:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801
Palestinian Tatreez w/ PCRF (Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month)
- Social/Informal Event

Thursday, November 13, 2025

- 6:00 - 9:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.
Game Night w/ Campus Chai
- Social/Informal Event

Thursday, November 20, 2025

- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- ARC Instructional Kitchen @ Campus Recreation 201 East Peabody Drive Champaign, IL 61820
MENA Cooking Class - Mujaddarah
- Other

Thursday, December 4, 2025

- 5:00 - 7:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.
Palestinian Tatreez w/ PCRF
- Social/Informal Event

Thursday, December 11, 2025

- 6:00 - 9:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.
Game Night w/ Campus Chai
- Social/Informal Event

Thursday, January 22, 2026

- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- Nevada Dance Studio 905 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801
MENA Dance Class - Women Only
- Other

Thursday, February 5, 2026

- 5:00 - 7:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.
Coffee Mug Decorating w/ LSA
- Social/Informal Event

Friday, February 6, 2026

- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801
Dinner on Us - East African Night (Black History Month)
- Other

Thursday, February 12, 2026

- 6:00 - 9:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.
Game Night w/ Campus Chai
- Social/Informal Event

Thursday, February 19, 2026

- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- ARC Instructional Kitchen @ Campus Recreation 201 East Peabody Drive Champaign, IL 61820
MENA Cooking Class - Okra Tomato Stew and Rice (Black History Month)
- Other

Thursday, February 26, 2026

- 6:00 - 9:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.
Game Night w/ Campus Chai
- Social/Informal Event
- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- Nevada Dance Studio 905 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801
MENA Dance Class - Women Only
- Other

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

- All Day
- YMCA - Latzer and Murphy
Fasting Traditions - Ramadan w/ PCRF & MSA
- Religious/Cultural

Thursday, March 5, 2026

- 5:00 - 7:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.
Coffee Mug Decorating w/ LSA
- Other

Friday, March 6, 2026

- 12:00 - 5:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801
International Women's Day (Women's History Month)
- Other
- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- YMCA - Latzer Hall
Dinner on Us - International Dinner
- Other

Thursday, March 12, 2026

- 6:00 - 9:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.
Game Night w/ Campus Chai
- Social/Informal Event

Friday, March 13, 2026

- All Day
- Arab American National Museum 13624 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126
Spring Break Interfaith Trip - Arab American National Museum - Detroit
- Other

Saturday, March 14, 2026

- All Day
- Arab American National Museum 13624 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126
Spring Break Interfaith Trip - Arab American National Museum - Detroit
- Other

Sunday, March 15, 2026

- All Day
- Arab American National Museum 13624 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126
Spring Break Interfaith Trip - Arab American National Museum - Detroit
- Other

Monday, March 16, 2026

- All Day
- Arab American National Museum 13624 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126
Spring Break Interfaith Trip - Arab American National Museum - Detroit
- Other

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

- All Day
- Arab American National Museum 13624 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126
Spring Break Interfaith Trip - Arab American National Museum - Detroit
- Other

Thursday, March 19, 2026

- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- ARC Instructional Kitchen @ Campus Recreation 201 East Peabody Drive Champaign, IL 61820
MENA Cooking Class - Menemen
- Other

Friday, March 20, 2026

- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- Student Union
Dinner on Us - Nowruz
- Other

Thursday, March 26, 2026

- 6:00 - 9:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.
Game Night w/ Campus Chai
- Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- TBA
MENA Heritage Month - Al-Andalus
- Ceremony/Service

Thursday, April 2, 2026

- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801
MENA Heritage Month - Arabic Calligraphy
- Other

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- Student Union Illini Courtyard
MENA Heritage Month - Turkish Lamps and Sahlep
- Other

Thursday, April 9, 2026

- 6:00 - 9:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.
Game Night w/ Campus Chai
- Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- Asian American Cultural Center 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801
MENA Heritage Month - Levantine Coffee & Tea
- Other

Thursday, April 16, 2026

- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- ARC Instructional Kitchen @ Campus Recreation 201 East Peabody Drive Champaign, IL 61820
MENA Cooking Class - Tabbouleh
- Other

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- Asian American Cultural Center 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801
MENA Heritage Month - Red Sea Coffee & Tea
- Other

Thursday, April 23, 2026

- 6:00 - 9:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.
Game Night w/ Campus Chai
- Social/Informal Event
- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- Nevada Dance Studio 905 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801
MENA Dance Class - Women Only
- Other

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

- 6:00 - 9:00 pm
- Siebel Center for Design 1208 S 4th St, Champaign, IL 61820
MENA Heritage Month - Celebrating Africa
- Other

Salaam Middle East & North Africa Cultural Center

700 South Gregory Street, Suite E
Urbana, IL 61801
Contact: salaam-uiuc@illinois.edu

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